Recognised as Colour
#3C8A93
- #3C8A93
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#3C8A93 is a cyan with RGB values 60, 138, 147 and HSL 186°, 42%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#3C8A93#3C8A93
HEX#3C8A93
RGBrgb(60, 138, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5412, 0.5765
RGB percentages23.5%, 54.1%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(186.2, 42%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 59.2%, 57.6%)
CMYK59.2%, 6.1%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,967,635
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8A93;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#C3756C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#93453C
Analogous#3C9371, #3C5E93
Triadic#933C8A, #8A933C
Split complementary#933C5E, #93713C
Tetradic#713C93, #93453C, #5F933C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G138
B147
Red60 (23.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue186.21°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8A · B 93
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